James Gammon

Deceased · Born: Apr 20, 1940 · Died: Jul 16, 2010

Personal Details

Born Apr 20, 1940 Newman, Illinois, USA

Spouse

Nancy Jane Kapusta
( Oct 7, 1972 to Jul 16, 2010 )
Barbara Giacchero
( Jan 29, 1967 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Donald Gammon
Doris Latimer Toppe

Biography

James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for his roles as team manager Lou Brown in the films Major League and Major League II (fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians), and retired longshoreman Nick Bridges, Nash's father, on the CBS crime drama Nash Bridges.

Career

acting

2009

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist as Ben Hebert

Convict as The Sheriff

The New Daughter

The New Daughter as Roger Wayne

2008

Appaloosa as Earl May

2007

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Sea Change as Bob

What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love as Karl Ryder

The Final Season

The Final Season as Jared Akers

2006

The Far Side of Jericho

The Far Side of Jericho as The Preacher

Altered as Sheriff Henderson

Monk as Oates

2005

Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking as Old Ranch Hand

2004

Paradise as Old Cowboy

Silver City as Sheriff Joe Skaggs

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan as Olin Price

2003

Monte Walsh as Fighting Joe Hooker / Albert Miller

2002

Life or Something Like It

Life or Something Like It as Pat Kerrigan

The Country Bears

The Country Bears as Big Al (voice)

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life as Teddy Roosevelt

The Cell as Teddy Lee

1999

You Know My Name

You Know My Name as Real Arkansas Tom

The Iron Giant as Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)

1998

Love from Ground Zero

Love from Ground Zero as Hat

Logan's War: Bound by Honor

Logan's War: Bound by Honor as Ben

Point Blank as Dad

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask as The Commandant

1997

Traveller as Double D

1996

Two Mothers for Zachary

Two Mothers for Zachary as Chalmer

Nash Bridges as Nick Bridges

1995

Truman as Sam Rayburn

Wild Bill as California Joe

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo as Charles Goodnight

1994

Cabin Boy as Paps

Hard Vice as Bronski

Major League II

Major League II as Lou Brown

1993

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn as Deputy Hines

Running Cool as Ironbutt Garrett

Men Don't Tell as Jack MacAffrey

1992

Leaving Normal as Walt

CrissCross as Emmett

1991

Stranger at My Door

Stranger at My Door as Sheriff Bitterman

1990

Revenge as Texan

Coupe de Ville as Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death as Lt. Larry Schooner

1989

Roe vs. Wade as Jimmy Russell

Major League as Lou Brown

1988

The Milagro Beanfield War

The Milagro Beanfield War as Horsethief Shorty

Lincoln as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

1987

Made in Heaven as Steve Shea

Laguna Heat as Grimes

Stacking as Clate Connaloe

1986

Hard Traveling as Sgt. Slattery

1985

Sylvester as Steve

The Equalizer as Michael Cub

1984

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote as Billy Don Baker

1983

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as Sheriff Frank Fly

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as Willard Kohler

Women of San Quentin

Women of San Quentin as Officer

1982

Deadly Encounter

Deadly Encounter as Frank Kitchens

1981

The Big Black Pill

The Big Black Pill as Capt. Jake Jacqualone

1980

Urban Cowboy as Steve Strange

Below the Belt as Luke

On the Nickel as Peanut John

1979

The Sacketts as Wes Bigelow

1977

Black Oak Conspiracy

Black Oak Conspiracy as Deputy Bullard

1976

The Pom Pom Girls

The Pom Pom Girls as Coach

1974

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One as Alex Denton

Macon County Line

Macon County Line as Elisha Gibbons

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Cry for Me, Billy

Cry for Me, Billy as Amos

1970

A Man Called Horse

A Man Called Horse as Ed

1967

The Invaders as Hal

appearances

2008

Nick Nolte: No Exit

Nick Nolte: No Exit

2003

This So-Called Disaster

This So-Called Disaster